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Corn Festivals in 2018: Where, When and More to Find a Corn Festival Near You!

Looking for a Corn festival in August 2018? There is no other listing as
complete and current as this list, just updated! Corn festivals are held through the United States,
Canada, Britain, and
Australia and much of the world. All the Corn
festivals we can find are listed on this page!
If you love Corn, look for a festival near you below! And I'm
looking for more Corn festivals! Please write me, if
you know of any to add! I update the dates as soon as the festivals
publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually
the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's
own website.

Always click on the
links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this
year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a
website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S
DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

California

Brentwood Cornfest - July Oak
Street & Second, Brentwood, CA. Music, fireworks on Friday night,
cooking contests, vintage car show, food, kids fun zone. Note: It
wasn't held in 2014 nor 2015: For the second year in a row, the
Brentwood Corn Festival is not going to take place this 2015. In
its place, the Harvest Time Festival is scheduled for mid-July in
Downtown Brentwood. Read the press release for this year's Harvest Time Festival.

La Habra Corn Festival - early August El
Centro/Lions Park, Cypress and Erna Streets, La Habra, CA. Phone:
562-260-3750. Email:
[email protected]. Parking in neighborhoods around park.
Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/. Lions Club rides food vendors and
fun. The Corn Festival is the signature event for the La Habra Host
Lions Club. It has been a success for decades and continues to be
the highlight of the social calendar in La Habra. Located at El
Centro /Lions Park, the festival covers an entire weekend and
includes numerous rides and attractions, independent food, game and
craft booths, a market place, live music, a car opportunity draw
contest and Miss La Habra, the club queen and her court!

Colorado

Loveland Old--Fashioned Corn Roast Festival -
August 19 & 20, 2016Downtown Loveland, CO 80538. Phone:
970-667-6311. Email:
[email protected]. The Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival
includes the parade, corn shucking competition, corn eating contest
and all the roasted and boiled corn anyone could eat! In addition,
people of all ages enjoyed a variety of entertainment, great vendors
and more. General attendance and all concerts are free and open to
the public. Corn will be for sale throughout the festival. Roasted
corn will be available Friday, and roasted or boiled corn will be
available sale on Saturday. An ear of corn only cost two tokens and
all our corn is GMO free!

Olathe Sweet Corn Festival - Friday and Saturday in early
August Olathe, CO. "The Olathe Sweet Corn
Festival, held annually in the small town of Olathe Colorado, is a
full day of excitement, relaxation, food, fun, shopping, music,
entertainment, and the best sweet corn on the planet "

Connecticut

Florida

Sweet Corn Fiesta West Palm Beach - Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm, ate April (in
2016, it's on April 24)Yesteryear Village at the South
Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL
33411. Phone: (561) 996-0343. There will be lots of the world's best
sweet corn, live music, kids games and rides, lots of other yummy
food and beverages. A great value for a day of family friendly
entertainment. No outside food and beverages allowed. Ample, free
parking. Kids ride all day with wristbandKids,and adults corn
shucking competitions. Professional competitive corn eating
competition. Live music by Krystal River Band. Free
parkingDirections: From I-95 South:Exit at Southern Boulevard.
Exit #68. Go west approximately 7 miles. Turn right on Fairgrounds
Rd. Enter Gate 12 to main Expo entrance.From I-95 North:Exit
at Belvedere Rd. Exit #69. Go west approximately 7 miles to
Sansbury s Way. Turn left on Sansbury's Way. Go south for about 1/3
mile. Enter Gate 3 on Sansbury's Way to main Expo entrance.From
Turnpike South:Exit #97, Southern Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Go
west 1.5 miles. Turn right on Fairgrounds Rd. Enter Gate 12 to main
Expo entrance.From Turnpike North:Exit #99, Okeechobee Blvd.
in West Palm Beach. Go west 1.5 miles. Turn left on Sansbury's Way
and go south approximately 1 mile. Enter Gate 3 on Sansbury's Way to
main Expo entrance. (ADDED: April 28, 2016, JBS)

Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival - A visitor writes on
May 21, 2016: "Just wanted to let you know that there has not
been a Zellwood Corn Festival in Florida since 2013 and no
announcements to bring it back"Zellwood, FL. Phone: 866-440-7880.
Directions: Located
off Highway 441 at 4253 Ponkan Road in Zellwood, which is
approximately 30 miles north of Orlando. The Zellwood Sweet Corn
Festival is a Florida tradition that provides a day of arts, crafts,
entertainment and plenty of delicious sweet corn. The gates are open
Friday, at 11:00 am to 10:00 pm and Saturday,
from 11:00 am to 10:00 p.m. Adult (ages 13 & up) tickets (which
include all the corn you can eat) are $20.00 in advance and $25.00
at the gate. Children 12 and under are admitted FREE with a paying
adult. Tickets may be purchased online or by phone. Call or 407-886-0014. Area ticket outlets are listed on
their website under "Tickets." Parking is free. More information:
407-886-0014.( UPDATED: May 21, 2016)

The Mendota Sweet Corn Festival - August Phone: (815)
539-6507. Serves nearly 50 tons of free hot, buttered corn during the
event. Music, parade, car show, ethnic and regional foods, handmade
crafts and flea market. The festival offers a variety of
entertainment events for the entire family. The events take place
primarily in the downtown area, and with the exception of the beer
garden, have no admission fees or parking fees. Free musical
entertainment is in abundance. The Crafters Market Place and flea
market features over 200 dealers in hand made crafts and unique
merchandise. There is a Queen Pageant, beer garden with live bands,
grand parade and a carnival with rides and games for both adults and
children, plus much more. The midways are lined with food booths,
featuring a multitude of ethnic, regional and festival foods, but
the "BIG EVENT" is the serving of the free Del Monte sweet corn on
Sunday afternoon. For over 60 years, it has been cooked to its
golden goodness with the help of a vintage steam engine. If you
would like to take some of the memories of Mendota's Sweet Corn
Festival home with you, the Mendota Chamber will be selling fresh
Del Monte sweet corn by the bag on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
during the festival.

Urbana Sweetcorn Festival - late August
Admittance to the festival is free and yes ; that includes seeing
the bands. You will, however, need to purchase tickets for food,
drinks, and games at $1 each. There'll be ~30 food and drink vendors
to satisfy any craving, informational and merchandise vendors to
learn from and shop at, dozens of free and ticketed kids activities,
a vintage car show, and two nights of live music featuring local
favorites, regional up-and-comers, and national headliners. Oh, did
we mention the best-tasting sweet corn the fine state of Illinois
has to offer?The Urbana Sweetcorn Festival is host to two nights of
live music, featuring performances by local favorites, several
regional acts, and nationally-renowned headliners.

Indiana

Popcorn Festival of Clay County, Indiana - Friday through
Sunday, early October; Carnival Starts Thursday, 30 September
Brazil, Indiana 47834. Birthplace of the best-known name associated
with popcorn, Orville Redenbacher. "This festival celebrates the #1
snacking product in the nation POPCORN! Orville Redenbacher
established his first popcorn plant in Valparaiso, Indiana. In 1979
the City decided to thank Orville by celebrating popcorn with an
annual festival." ConAgra Corn Maze, Farmer Ron's Amazing
Fieldtrip, Popcorn Eating Contest, Lion's Club Bed Race, Orville
Look-Alike Contest, a band and Luehr's Ideal Rides carnival.
Click here to see TV Commercial.

Valparaiso Popcorn Festival - September
(always the Saturday after Labor Day), 7 am to 6:30 pmdowntown
Valparaiso, IN. Family-fun activities for all ages. Over 200 arts &
crafts booths, 30 food booths, kids games, the five-mile Popcorn
Panic, and the nation s First Popcorn Parade are only the beginning
of the excitement of this incredible festival. The Valparaiso
Popcorn Festival is located in beautiful downtown Valparaiso,
kicking off with the Popcorn Panic at 7 a.m. and wrapping up at 6:30
p.m. Plenty of off-site parking is available with a shuttle bringing
you downtown.

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Louisiana Corn Festival
- held every year the second full weekend in June. P.O. Box 70, Bunkie, LA 71322-0070. Phone:
318-346-2575. Fax: 318-346-2576. Email:
[email protected].It
still is the only corn festival in the state of Louisiana. The name
Louisiana Corn Festival was given to honor the impact that agriculture
has on our economy and a Corn Farmer is honored each year. This festival
has something for all ages. There is music every night with live bands
Friday and Saturday night with a street dance, games, contests, corn
cooking contest, children's parade, pirogue races, corn shucking contest
and corn eating contest! This year we will host our 2nd Annual Car,
Truck, and Bike Show on Saturday, June 9th. We also host a state wide
softball tournament. With thousands of visitors each year our family
friendly atmosphere makes the Louisiana Corn Festival an annual event to
attend for families across our great state of Louisiana! All proceeds of
the festival are put back into the community, festival grounds, and
projects throughout the city. So follow the rows of corn down to Bunkie,
where you are sure to have a corn shucking good time!! Bunkie will
celebrate the 32nd Annual Corn Festival on June 7, 8, & 9, 2018

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Beacon Sloop Club's Corn Festival - Sunday,
mid-October from 12 noon 5pmRiverfront Park, Beacon, NY. There
will be live music throughout and many educational and environmental
booths. And of course the Woody, a wooden replica of a gaff-rigged
Hudson River ferry sloop, will be on hand for free sails on the Hudson
during the festival.

Eden Corn Festival - early August; over 3 or 4 days
(August 4 - 5 - 6 - 7, 2016 - Thursday: 3 to 11pm | Friday & Saturday:
Noon to Midnight | Sunday: Noon to 10pm) American Legion Post
880, Legion Drive, Eden, NY. Email:
[email protected]. The festival is held on the American Legion
Post 880 grounds on Legion Drive in Eden directly off Route US-62.
Entertainment of all sorts, amusement rides to games of chance, contests
to ball games and much more. To satisfy your hunger there is everything
from ice cream to fried green tomatoes, hot dogs to, well you name the
food and you will probably find it here. But above all else, save room
for the best and sweetest corn on the cob in the world! We recommend
that you arrive before lunch and stay until after dinner. That way you
will be able to try more then one of your favorites. Click on the
"Shows" link above for complete details on the "Schedule of Events" so
you don't miss any of the special shows the festival has to offer.

Flemington Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival - Saturday,
August 04, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pmStangl Road , Flemington, NJ.
the Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival is back, and moving to Stangl Road.
The festival will be Saturday, August 4th (rain date August 5th) from 12
noon to 8pm. Great food, live music, fun and games for the whole
family... and of course, New Jersey's finest corn and tomatos! Admission
is Free. Foods with New Jersey corn and tomatoes. It's a fundraiser for
the
Flemington Fire Department.Flemington, NJ.
Click here for their Facebook page.

North Carolina

Ohio

Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival - mid August weekend Community Park East,
Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn, Ohio. Phone: 937-305-0800. This is
a family-oriented event. There will be approximately 180 handmade arts
and crafts booths and food vendors. You can enjoy the favorites such as
steamed cooked sweet corn, pork chop sandwiches, and fresh cut
watermelon. There will be art and crafts for everyone including candles,
wood items, jewelry, watercolor and oil paintings, and much more. All
day both days, there are activities for children including a train ride,
pony rides, and the Big Bounce. There will be free entertainment both
days in the festival area. Parking and admission are also free.

Millersport Sweet Corn Festival - late August
Wednesday through Saturday before Labor DayHistoric Lions Park,
Millersport, Fairfield County, Ohio. Held in Millersport, Ohio, which
is located 25 miles east of Columbus. Enjoy hot dripping ears of sweet
corn, large midway, tractor pulls, square dancing, contests, clogging,
heritage village, farm exhibits, crafts and lots of festive foods in a
shaded picnic grove. Grand parade on Wed. at 6:00PM; Nashville country
music shows on Friday and Sat at 8:30PM and 5-K Run on Sat at 9:00AM.
Event Hours: 5:00PM - 11:00pm W-TH-F and 11:00AM - 11:00PM SAT.
Admission is free, fee for parking. For info dial 740-467-3639. Come see
why we are earresistable!

North Ridgeville Corn Festival -
the Second Weekend in AugustRidgeville, Ohio. Phone: 440-218-9802.
The annual Corn Festival offers FREE admission, FREE entertainment, FREE
parking and it is "Always the Second Weekend in August!" Enjoy the
Fireworks, Corn Eating Contest, Kids Games, Bands and the Grande Parade. The
Corn Festival has been recognized by Cleveland Magazine as the best
festival in Northeastern Ohio in the June 2002 edition.

South Vienna Corn Festival - the weekend after Labor Day958
W Main St, Wilmington, OH 45177. Phone: (937) 383-5676. Email:
[email protected]. The South Vienna
Corn Festival is a community wide event that is held annually on the
weekend after Labor Day to celebrate the beautiful autumn season. There
is something for everyone at the Corn Festival. There is a Queen
Pageant, Craft Market, Rides and Games, a Parade, Free Entertainment,
and of coarse, plenty of food! So come out and join the fun this
September. General Information:Rhonda Sagraves (937) 568-8065.
Parade: Roger Runyan (937) 568-4106, Queen Pageant / Rides: Toni Keller
(937) 605-3608, Food Alley :Pat Miller (937) 568-4132. Craft Market:
Roxy Maier (937) 568-9670. Alternate phone: (937) 536-9948 CellComments from a visitor on September 22, 2008: "There is a corn festival in South Vienna,
Ohio during Labor Day weekend. A very small one stop light town where
everybody knows everybody. My Grandma lived there since I can remember.
The festival has kiddy rides, antique dealers, lots of vendors, and
great food everywhere. Especially well known is the huge pork chops slow
cooked/smoked and the homemade chicken & noodles. Thousands of people
were there this year for the annual parade. "

Strasburg Corn Festival - Late JulyStrasburg, Ohio. "The
family event, which is known throughout the county for it's delicious,
homemade food and superb entertainment, draws festival-goers from far
and near." Strasburg's 26th Annual Corn Festival will be held Friday,
July 27, Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 at Strasburg-Franklin
Park. The family event, which is known throughout the county for it's
delicious, homemade food and superb entertainment, draws festival-goers
from far and near.

Oklahoma

Oregon

Aumsville Corn Festival - the corn festival is the end of
August. Aumsville, OR. Phone:
503 749-2371. Every
year, the community holds the Aumsville Corn Festival in this park which
is situated on Mill Creek. Comments from a visitor on September 16,
2008: "It's a lot of fun. We used to live there and enjoyed going to
this festival very much. Love the Sweet Corn most!"

Pennsylvania

Shippensburg Corn Festival - Saturday, late August from 8
am until 5 pm21 N Morris St, Shippensburg, PA 17257.. Downtown main
streets are closed to vehicular traffic and transformed into a huge
street fair for the day. More than 250 craft and food vendors, an
antique car show, free family entertainment and a lively corn eating
contest! All events at the Festival are free, so bring the family for a
day of fun! (but please, NO PETS on the festival grounds) "The Corn Festival, which was rated the best one-day festival in
Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Festivals Association, is presented by
the Corn Festival Committee, a small group of dedicated volunteers."

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

The World's Only Corn Palace - permanent exhibit
Mitchell,
SD. "The Corn Palace was established back in 1892 to show the richness
of the eastern Dakota soil and to prove that a bounty of crops could be
grown here. There have been three different palaces in Mitchell over the
years. The present building was completed in 1921. Each year thousands
of bushels of natural colored corn and grasses are used to create large
murals on the exterior of the building. Three walls of the interior
auditorium are also covered with corn murals. In addition to being a
most unique attraction, the Corn Palace also is used for stage
productions, concerts and athletic events, with a seating capacity of
3,500 for stage shows and 3,100 for athletic events."
Click for Photo - June 1997Old Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD, 1921Corn Palace FestivalRealAudio News Report from NPR, July 2002

Tennessee

Obion County Cornfest - over a number of days in SeptemberUnion
City, TN 38281. Phone: (731) 431-8132. Oddly, their website has nice
graphics, but little useful information about the festival. like
where it is held, when, and what activities will be there.
You'll have to call them.See last year's brouchure.

Utah

Enterprise Cornfest
- a Saturday in late August every year from 10:00 am 4:00 pm
Enterprise Elementary school, 200 S. 100 E., Enterprise, UT. All
proceeds from the Cornfest will benefit Enterprise Parks & Recreation
and Enterprise Elementary. An estimated 3-5,000 people attend this
event each year. There will be an abundant craft and food vendors to
choose from all day. We will have expanded shade tents, bleacher
seating, and increased parking. We will have a volleyball tournament and
our annual car show. There will also be many other activities for the
whole family to enjoy. There will be an early morning breakfast
available at the Elementary School for vendors as they set up and for
Corn Fest staff. Fun Run/Walk 1K or 5K, Booths, Car Show, Food,
Entertainment, Book Fair, Kid s Activities, Displays & More, Dutch Oven
Dinner from 5:30PM 8:00PM; Entertainment from 10:00AM 6:30PM; Dancing in
the Park from 7:30PM 11:00PM. Continuous entertainment all day!

Melrose
Rod & Gun Club Corn Boil - Saturday 12 pm to 12 midnight
and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm in mid-August; August 11 and August
12, 2018 . W13950 Rod and Gun Club Rd - Melrose, WI 54642. Phone:
608-488-2316. Unbelievably, they have free all you can eat sweet
corn! And a flea market, live music, food and refreshments, plus
games and horse wagon rides. There will be a horseshoe tournament
on Sunday at 11am. (ADDED: July 02, 2018, JBS)

Sun Prairie Sweet Corn Festival - late August Angell Park, near the intersection of Highway 19 and
Highway N, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. For a nominal price ($1.00 admission
in 2008) on Saturday and Sunday per person for gate walk-in, attendees
can enjoy free entertainment, children's activities and more. Children
age 6 and under are free admission, and if you park on the
grounds admission is included in the price. 2008 Buttons were $1.50 for
unlimited entrance to the Festival and parking was $5.00 per vehicle and
includes admission. Over 100,000 people from around the Midwest attend
the event which serves over 70 tons of sweet corn during the weekend!
Steamed sweet corn is available on Saturday and Sunday only from noon to
7 pm. Last report a few years ago was a tote of corn was $6.00 and single ears were $1.50.
Uncooked corn was available to purchase on Saturday and Sunday for $5.00
per bag. This event features a carnival-midway complete with rides and
games, food booths, live bands, craft show, petting zoo, kiddie korner
with large inflatables, family entertainment and much more. Thursday and
Friday night are carnival wristband nights for the kids with unlimited
rides from 6-10pm. Thursday night kicks off the
event with the parade down Main Street at 6:30 pm. Festival grounds
feature the carnival, booths, and beer tent Thursday and Friday nights
after 6 pm. All activities are in place on Saturday and Sunday when the
park opens at 11:30 am.

British Columbia

Agassiz Fall Fair & Corn Festival - 3rd week of September
Watch for fields of long rows of corn during the summer. Agricultural
Canada Pacific Research Station, on Scenic 7. Phone: 796-3246. They have
a huge bbq chicken and corn roast that is out of this world. It is great
family fair and a beautiful little town,

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Italy

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